Motel operator Peter White, an independent candidate for Congress, says state building codes allow accommodations to host long-term guests, a point he’s arguing against the Town of Mashpee in Barnstable Superior Court. Prompted to comment by recent evictions in Yarmouth, White wrote, “If the Town of Yarmouth wants to remove people form motels, where will they go, to Hyannis? It’s time for our town leaders to become affordable housing leaders instead of attacking those who are trying to help.”